US police are arresting the perpetrators on charges of harassment and making “terroristic threats.”

Meanwhile, in Australia sightings are on the uptick.

Over the weekend a 19-year-old man dressed as a clown allegedly chased a group of girls in Northam, northeast of Perth, and chased them for about 700 metres to a police station.

In a separate incident, a woman reported hitting a pedestrian dressed as a clown near Champion Lakes in Perth about 12.30 am on Sunday. However, the person ran into nearby bushland and could not be found.

On Saturday, a Brisbane woman almost drove over a clown after it approached her car holding a knife in Redland Bay.

Victoria Police received three separate reports of “creepy clown” incidents in suburban Melbourne on Friday.